Reported Aug 28, 2019 · Ongoing

ACUSON NX3 Diagnostic Ultrasound System, Model # 11235612, RX Only, Siemens Medical Solutions, containing software…

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 685 E Middlefield Rd · Mountain View, CA · 94043-4045

Is this the product you have?

  • ACUSON NX3 Diagnostic Ultrasound System, Model # 11235612, RX Only, Siemens Medical Solutions
  • containing software versionsVA10A, VA10B, VA10C, VA10D, VA10E, VA10F, VB20A, and VB20B; UDI # 04056869004297 The ACUSON NX2 diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems are
  • intended for the following applicationsCardiac, Fetal, Abdominal (including liver), Pediatric, Small Parts (Small Organ), Transcranial, OB/GYN, Pelvic, Urology, Vascular (including Peripheral Vessel) and Musculoskeletal applications. The systems also provide for the measurement of anatomical structures and for analysis packages that provide information that is used for clinical diagnosis purposes
Lot codes and dates
    • All product lots of the Acuson NX3
    • model # 11235612 containing
  • the following software version
    • VA10A
    • VA10B
    • VA10C
    • VA10D
    • VA10E
    • VA10F
    • VB20A
    • and VB20B
Amount recalled
1384 systems

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The action is being initiated due to internal testing which identified a possibility for transducers to exceed the acoustic output power (AOP) values defined . The transit voltage values based on PW Doppler are calculated normally but not loaded correctly into hardware

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

Want the full recall guide?

The guide adds the identifying codes laid out for scanning, symptoms to watch for, a timeline, and news coverage of this recall.

Free recall alerts

Get alerted about new Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. recalls

One email when a matching recall is published. No account, no cost, unsubscribe in one click.

Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 6:16 PM UTC

RecallNow is not a government agency. Every fact on this page is published by the FDA, USDA or CPSC and links back to their notice.